Mini Blog Post 7: Problems are for Fixing — Neel Nanda
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How to look at problems in your life, overcome helplessness, and see them as things to be solved
Mini Blog Post 7: Problems are for Fixing Jun 16 Written By Neel Nanda One of the most common mistakes I see people making is to notice the big problems in their life, and not do anything about it. We all have things about our life that we’d want to change, but often the most important ones are easy to see as fundamental parts of who we are. Eg: Being a perfectionist, lacking confidence, lacking friends, being uncomfortable with vulnerability, being bad at public speaking, etc. It’s easy to feel helpless in the face of a problem like this - to think that it’s not just hard to change, but impos
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